The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-27
Religious Notes,

home life.
Religious Notes.
Goethe: Even the weakest man is strong
enough to enforce his convictions.
John Newton A Christian should never
plead spirituality for being sloven. If he be
but a shoe cleaner, he should be the best in the
parish.
Joseph Cook introduced Miss Frances Willard
to the Boston Monday Lecture" congregation
as the best-known and most-loved woman in
America
The donations to the American Board for For
eign Missions in February were about 81 900 in
advance of those for the same month last year.
being over $50, 600. Twenty missionaries and
assistant missionaries were appointed for the
first six months of the boards year, 1867.
Miss Florence Nickerson. one of the missiona.
rles sent to India by the Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, died at sea during the latter
part OF January. She had com petely broken
down in health. and at the time of her death
was on her way to her home at Clyde. O., hoping
that by this change her strength might be 70.
stored
Richmond Religious Herald: II wrote somc
queries" said brother in State south OF this.
intended to strike near home, which my pastor
and some OF his pets understand better than
yourself. Will you print tbem9" No. brother;
| If you have anything against your pastor don't
put it in the papers, and don't talk about it ex.
cept to him.
When wrong mas once been done. we can do
humbly. and ask to be forgiven. 1t is not
enough that we appear sorry; it is not enough
that We do countless little kindly actions to
show our sorrow-these should be given too
but they will never take the place Of the few
| words which ought to have been spoken, and
| are not.
Mr.. Rush G. Hawkins recently stated In the
| New York Times that the Roman Catholic char
tiles in New York city are receiving annually
| from the State and city treasury more than ST..
| O55,OO0 During the past twelve years these in
situations have received So, $50 900 from the pub
lie treasury, while the charitable institutions Of
| other religious organizations have received only
| 81, 461, 0OO These figures are significant.
| A bad habit rises in strength, as the power 70
resist it sinks in weakness: and, if the duties OF
| to-day are deferred till tomorrow, how Is, dt-
! minished power to combat successfully aug
| mented habit II incidence ehrinks from duty
| to-day it will be more inclined to do SO to NOR
| row. Procrastnation 10 not only the purloiner
| of time by its lethargic power it also is the de-
| stroyer OF the most precious qualities Of the
| human mind.
Every lover Of Charles wesley's poetry has
been touched by the dying effort Of his muse
| For some time he had been lying quietly on his
bed At last he called Mrs. Wesley and asked
her to write the following lines at his dictation:
In age and feebleness extreme
| Who shall sinful worm redeeml
Jesus my only hone Thou art.
Strength of my failing flesh and heart;
! 0, could catch a smile from Thee
| And drop into eternity!
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The ideas which some
people have Of the purposes of church going are
very novel A Minneapolis business man, who
has lately been going to hear Mr.. Simmons al
the Unitarian. has suddenly announced that that
must stop. II have always been accustomed
said he. ITO review my business affairs Of the
week during the service Sunday mornings.
Somehow never got any other so good an op-
portunity. Now, you can't do that whom Sim
mons is talking. You have to listen. No, that
is not the kind of preaching for me. l must
quit"
F. w Robertson: The advent OF better
times for the working classes depends upon
their own personal reformation. chastity, sobri-
ETY. and self-control 1t will Te said: ~, ,h;s
your message to the poor-..,n, severe. heartless
messenger Y.e, even so. The laws OF the uni
would be far more easy, far moro palatabls, to
i ;ayr aha blame on the oppressors than on them;
tho only .--.inu to such course is the stern.
unalterabe laws of CO.. universe. The law OF
life is this: No one can be eoo4. Ok sre".. or
happy, except through inward efforts OF his t. . "
sustained BY faith and strengthed by the grace Of
dod The message OF the Baptist must DO re-
peated: "Change yourselves. or at least to you
no kingdom OF God can come"
DR.. T. l.. Cuyler Begin at once to do what.
ever your Master commands Begin to practice
religion. child never would learn to walk by a
hundred talks about the law of gravitation; it
must use its own feet. even at the risk of many
tumble. Wait not for more feeling, or more
puhseut cohVictoHs, OF LOT anything you read OK
In ether peoples experiences These are all
snares and hindrances. if they keep you from
doing at once the very first act that will please
Christ Have you never opened your lips to an
unconverted friend, either to your own
feelings or to do that friend some cood3 Then
try II; you will strengthen yourself. and may
bring an unexpected blessing to him or her. Ia
, short you must begin to obey new Master to
serve new Saviour; to strike out new line Of
living. and rely on Gods almighty help to do it
} When you give yourself to Christ in this whole
hearted and practical fashion. He will give you
thousandfold richer gift in return. Yes, He
} will give you himself When you possess Christ
| you have every thing.